USS Albatross (1858)
Sketch of Albatross by William M. C. Philbrick, depicting her off Mobile, Alabama, on 25 September 1863. |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Albatross |
| Namesake: | the bird Albatross |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1858 at Mystic, Connecticut |
| Acquired: | 23 May 1861 at Brooklyn, New York |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 1861 at the New York Navy Yard |
| Decommissioned: | 11 August 1865 at the Boston Navy Yard |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate: | Sold 8 September 1865 at Boston, Massachusetts |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Screw steamer |
| Displacement: | 378 long tons (384 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine, screw-propelled |
| Sail plan: | Rigged as a three-masted schooner |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | 1 × 8 in (200 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren gun 2 × 32-pounder smoothbore guns |
USS Albatross (1858) was a screw steamer rigged as a three-masted schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat with heavy guns and used in the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America.
Read more about USS Albatross (1858): Built in Mystic, Connecticut, Post-war Sale and Subsequent Maritime Career